Sentences with phrase «counties lead the state»

«At a time when we are experiencing an unprecedented addiction crisis, and given the reality that Suffolk County leads the State of New York in heroin overdoses, the thought that the District Attorney may have spared drug dealers in order to protect corrupt politicians is beyond horrifying,» said Suffolk County Legislator Tom Cilmi (R - Islip).

Later, it was revealed that Broward County led state in FSU acceptances.

Not exact matches

A wide - ranging new study led by NewYork - Presbyterian / Weill Cornell Medical Center suggests a protective correlation between counties in states with strict gun laws and ones that border them but may have more permissive policies.

Prior to that recount, he was leading in the state by about 70,000 votes and had won the seven - county Pittsburgh metro area by nearly 60,000 votes.

Led by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) and Walden Asset Management, ICCR members are shining a light on corporate lobbying and political spending.

Still reeling from the massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High, Broward County law enforcement agencies are leading the state by far in using sweeping new powers to take away guns from dozens of citizens they claim are dangerous.

New Mexico is the leading U.S. state in pungent chile production, and the three counties Doña Ana, Luna and Hidalgo alone generate $ 418 million annually in economic activity.

Jack Thomas, 18, led his undefeated Towson (Md.) High lacrosse team, No. 1 in the state and nine - time county champion, to a 19 - 2 win over Perry Hall by scoring four goals and seven assists.

He was named the Georgia Class 6A defensive player of the year and helped lead Lee County to its first - ever state championship.

In fact, a report published last month — Differences Between Rural and Urban Areas in Mortality Rates for the Leading Causes of Infant Death: United States, 2013 — 2015 — which describes the mortality rates for the five leading causes of infant, neonatal, and postneonatal death in the United States across rural, small and medium urban, and large urban counties, showed that infant, neonatal, and postneonatal mortality rates were higher in rural counties than in large urban coLeading Causes of Infant Death: United States, 2013 — 2015 — which describes the mortality rates for the five leading causes of infant, neonatal, and postneonatal death in the United States across rural, small and medium urban, and large urban counties, showed that infant, neonatal, and postneonatal mortality rates were higher in rural counties than in large urban coleading causes of infant, neonatal, and postneonatal death in the United States across rural, small and medium urban, and large urban counties, showed that infant, neonatal, and postneonatal mortality rates were higher in rural counties than in large urban counties.

FRAC pursues lawsuits in 26 states that ultimately lead to a requirement that every state must operate in all counties either a food stamp or a commodity distribution program to feed the poor.

Prior to this discovery, in most western industrialized countries SIDS rates ranged between approximately 1.5 to 4 infants per 1000 live births (compared to industrialized counties in Asia, such as Japan, which has the lowest SIDS rates in the world,.05 infants per 1000 live births21) with enormous increases amongst minorities, especially impoverished indigenous peoples such as the Maori of New Zealand, the Cree of Northern Canada, and the Aborigines of Australia.19, 22,23 Native peoples in the United States demonstrated similar exponentially increased SIDS (or SUDI rates, see below), as much as two to seven the times the rates found amongst white Americans.13, 19 Despite significant declines among almost all cultural and / or ethnic groups, SIDS rates still remain the leading cause of death for infants between one month and one year of life in the United States and elsewhere.13

Meanwhile, in the race for state comptroller, incumbent Democrat Tom DiNapoli leads Republican Onondaga County Comptroller 58 - 31 — the largest gap of the three statewide races.

Rep. Peter King, the most prominent New York Republican in the state's congressional delegation, endorsed state Senate candidate Chris McGrath in a video released this week that warned of the impact of a Democratic - led Senate for Nassau County.

The Senate race in Nassau County is a crucial one, given the narrow divide in the GOP - led state Senate.

The end - of - campaign financial disclosure reports filed last week with the state Board of Elections show half of the spending in the county clerk and county sheriff campaigns occurred in the last two weeks leading up to the election.

Despite significant progress, childhood lead poisoning remains a serious problem in Erie County and throughout New York State.

Nine of the county's zip codes, predominately in the City of Buffalo: 14201, 14207, 14208, 14209, 14210, 14211, 14212, 14213, and 14215, have been designated by the New York State Department of Health as «Communities of Concern» where children are at exceptionally high risk for lead poisoning.

Leading candidates for the Republican Party's nomination to take on Gaughran in the fall are Brookhaven Supervisor Edward P. Romaine, Suffolk County Legislator John Kennedy Jr., New York State Assemblyman Michael Fitzpatrick and Brookhaven Receiver of Taxes Lou Marcoccia.

Democrat Laura Curran leads the fundraising race among Nassau County executive candidates, having collected $ 715,000 more in recent months than potential primary opponent George Maragos and about $ 400,000 more than Republican Jack Martins, according to reports filed Monday with the state Board of Elections.

State Senate Republicans have called long and hard for spending restraint, and Majority Leader Dean Skelos, of Nassau County, claims to lead the Legislature's fiscally responsible bloc.

At least Monday's rain didn't worsen flooding along the Lake Ontario shoreline, where high waters have been a problem leading to declarations of a state of emergency in Niagara County's four lakeshore towns.

«Once again Long Beach is leading Nassau County and New York State,» Long Beach City Councilman Anthony Eramo said at a rally in support of the measure outside City Hall Tuesday.

A Centereach man who has led a one - man crusade against Suffolk County's red - light cameras, and faces criminal charges for disabling the devices at more than a dozen intersections, is collecting signatures to run against State Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan (R - East Northport).

Two lawyers at the center of events that led to criminal charges against former Nassau County Executive Edward Mangano and former Oyster Bay Supervisor John Venditto testified this past week that they had starkly different reactions when they realized the state constitution barred the town from guaranteeing loans for a private business.

Since then, State Senator John DeFrancisco, (R - Syracuse), the No. 2 in the Republican - led New York Senate, and former Erie County Executive Joel Giambra jumped into the race.

Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente, Jr., today announced that the efforts of a multi-county partnership led by Oneida County's Office of Workforce Development, the Workforce Investment Board and Mohawk Valley Community College have succeeded in securing a $ 300,000 state grant to provide job training for Food Stamp recipients.

In releasing his plan, Faso — who as a member of the Assembly cut spending and championed proposals that led to real balanced budgets — called it a smart way to reduce costs, increase efficiencies and align New York with most other states in the nation that don't pass their Medicaid expenses down to county taxpayers.

A longtime State University at New York leader, who is familiar with leading colleges in trouble, has been appointed Interim President of Niagara County Community College.

The specific objections to Perez Williams» petitions were filed at about 4 p.m. Monday with the state Board of Elections in Albany, said Diane Dwire, the Onondaga County Democratic Committee member who led the effort.

A poll commissioned by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee released on Thursday found former Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi leading state Sen. Jack Martins in the third congressional district contest by 16 percentage points.

At the same time, Cuomo holds identical leads over potential Republican nominees, Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro and state Sen. John DeFrancisco.

However, another prominent Republican, Onondaga county district attorney Bill Fitzpatrick — who is investigating public corruption in the state as the co-chair of the Moreland Commission — thinks public financing would be an excellent use of public money, leading to long - term savings for taxpayers.

«Dane County has been leading the state in generating cleaner renewable homegrown energy,» said Dane County Executive Joe Parisi.

In the race for New York State governor, Democratic incumbent Andrew Cuomo leads his Republican challenger, Westchester County Executive Rob Astorino, by 25 percentage points among likely voters statewide including those who are undecided yet leaning toward a candidate.

The investigation has led to new scrutiny of a deal that would allow the state's energy agency to transfer a nearly 300 - acre parcel of land in Saratoga County, in a high tech park, for $ 1 to the State University of New York's Polytechnic Institute, using a third party entity known as Fuller Road Managestate's energy agency to transfer a nearly 300 - acre parcel of land in Saratoga County, in a high tech park, for $ 1 to the State University of New York's Polytechnic Institute, using a third party entity known as Fuller Road ManageState University of New York's Polytechnic Institute, using a third party entity known as Fuller Road Management.

The world's most diverse county was selected as the best tourism destination in the United States for 2015 by Lonely Planet, the world's leading travel media company on December 10.

Partly fueled by national politics — in particular negative sentiments toward President Donald Trump — voters helped secure a Democratic Board of Legislators supermajority, increasing the lead from nine seats to 12, and propelling former state Sen. George Latimer, a Rye Democrat, to the county executive's seat.

I worked directly with then - Sheriff James Kralik, with the current Sheriff Lou Falco, as well as the chiefs of police of all county police departments, members of the State Police and the FBI and many other leading law enforcement personnel to put together a comprehensive and ground - breaking report that lead to new policies and public awareness designed to improve safety in the county.

Cuomo, a Democrat, announced Monday he will amend his proposed state budget to include $ 7 million for counties to offer early voting in the 12 days leading up to Election Day.

Martins, a former state senator from Old Westbury, leads Curran, a county legislator from Baldwin, by two percentage points — 43 to 41 — within the 3.6 percent margin of error, the poll found.

Regent Judith Johnson of Rockland County, left, named Monday to lead a «work group» looking into issues with the state test system, speaks to members of the state Board of Regents during a meeting at the Education Department in Albany on Monday, April 18, 2016.

Our federal, state, and county leaders along with our leaders at the City, Town and Village levels; thanks for all that you do to lead here in Erie Ccounty leaders along with our leaders at the City, Town and Village levels; thanks for all that you do to lead here in Erie CountyCounty;

The 21 - member task force will be led by Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney and state Agriculture Commissioner Richard Ball.

Zarb, 83, who was appointed by Nassau County Executive Laura Curran, led NIFA from 2000 to 2002 after the State Legislature and then - Gov.

Tuesday's poll also gives Cuomo commanding leads over two Republican candidates for governor, Syracuse state Sen. John DeFrancisco and Dutchess County Executive Marc Molinaro.

Albany County Executive Dan McCoy said the federal tax bill will lead to many middle - and upper - class New Yorkers paying higher taxes because of the proposed end to state and local tax deductions.

The chapter «The First Marriage Recognition in New York State» recaps how former County Executive Andy Spano's recognition of Sabatino and Voorheis» marriage led to a court case that made it up all the way to the NYS Court of Appeals.

In a paradox worth pondering, does anybody find it curious that a county administration whose repeatedly stated goal has been to create «the healthiest county in the state» has had lead - contaminated water in about half its buildings, including its headquarters in the county office building?

DeFrancisco has emerged as the leading contender, gathering support from more than a dozen key Republican county committee chairs, two GOP members of Congress, and state Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan of Long Island.